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iGotify-Notification-AssistentvsNovu

Two self-hosted Notifications projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

iGotify-Notification-AssistentNovu
Score51/10076/100
Rank in category#11 of 19 in Notifications#2 of 19 in Notifications
GitHub stars42740 219
Stars, last 30 days—+170
Stable releases, 12 months312
Latest releasev1.6.0.1 · 24 Aug 2026@novu/framework@v2.14.0 · 28 Sept 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITOther
Main languageC#Typescript

Which one should you pick?

Novu scores 76/100 against 51/100 for iGotify-Notification-Assistent, so it is the safer default.

Novu ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for iGotify-Notification-Assistent.

If you want the quickest setup, iGotify-Notification-Assistent is easier to run; Novu needs more configuration.

Novu is growing faster right now (+170 stars in 30 days).

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